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Small-scale coffee farmer gets helping handLò Thị Phong from Chiềng Chung Commune in Mai Sơn District in the mountain province of Sơn La, has cultivated coffee for more than 10 years on 5,000 square metres of land, but she still finds life difficult.A decade seems long enough to improve farmining practices by trial-and-error, however, according to the middle-aged Thái woman, “even now, we still cannot keep proper financial accounts”.During discussions hosted by CARE International last week, stakeholders in the mountain coffee industry touched on deeper obstacles facing the industry.CARE has worked in Việt Nam since 1989, concentrating on supporting rights and sustainable development among vulnerable groups, particularly remote ethnic communities, poor women and girls and people vulnerable to climate change.Nguyễn Vĩnh Đức, deputy director of the Sơn La branch of the Minh Tiến Coffee Export Joint Stock … [Read more...] about Social News 15/1

The group of 10 below is partly based on a nomination list provided by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism. 1. Trang An named Vietnam’s first UNESCO-recognized mixed heritageThe Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex in Ninh Binh Province in northern Vietnam was inscribed on the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) during its June 25, 2014 session in Doha, Qatar.The complex became the country’s first site to be globally acknowledged as a mixed natural and cultural property. 2. “Vi,” “Giam” folk songs in central Vietnam listed as UNESCO Cultural Heritage of Humanity“Vi” and “Giam” folk songs typical of the north-central Vietnamese provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh were acknowledged by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage on November 27.“Vi” and “Giam” folk songs are typically sung while people cultivate rice in the … [Read more...] about Top 10 high-profile entertainment, culture events in Vietnam in 2014